Patricia Lynn Coats McElhenney was born April 4, 1956 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of Louise Dillon Coats Hughes and the late Newman Seth Coats. She was united in marriage to Mason Henry (Buster) McElhenney on May 12, 1990.Mrs. McElhenny was a homemaker, and was a member of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. McElhenney departed this life on August 21, 2007 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 51 Years, 4 Months, 17 Days. She is survived by her husband, Mason Henry (Buster) McElhenney of Selmer, Tennessee; two sons: Craig Heath of Louisville, Kentucky and Gary Heath of Selmer, Tennessee; her mother, Louise Dillon Hughes of Hornsby, Tennessee; three sisters: Sherrill Plunk of Bethel Springs, Tennessee, Sandra Kay Wilson of Hornsby, Tennessee and Brenda Fay Horton of Ramer, Tennessee; and a brother, Ronnie Neal Coats of Hornsby, Tennessee.